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Central Glass, a Japanese firm, has developed a way to deliver sharp projected images on windows. The company creates glass that can serve as a projection screen, by baking diamond particles into the surface. These particles are processed by another Japanese firm called Vision Development. Because diamond has a high ability to refract light, images … Read more
Aiptek has signed a mobile projection agreement with Tech Data in Germany. Tech Data will take on Aiptek’s pico projectors and dashcams.
Pebble has continued to expand its device lineup, creating the Pebble Time Round – its first circular smartwatch. Using a 64-bit electrophoretic display (with LED frontlight), the watch’s battery will last up to two days – but 15 minutes of charging will see it last a full day, says Pebble. The watch is splash-resistant, rather … Read more
After showing them at Infocomm 2015, Christie has launched three new large-format UltraHD displays: the 55″ FHQ552-T, 84″ FHQ842-T and 98″ FHQ981-L. Both the 55″ and 84″ displays feature 10-point IR touch and are compatible with Christie’s Brio multi-site presentation and collaboration solution. The 98″ is not touch-enabled, but is able to run 24/7. The … Read more
Fossil has announced three new wearables at New York Fashion Week, under the collective name ‘Fossil Q’. The devices are: a connected bracelet; a ‘watch’ with no display; and a smartwatch running Android Wear. Each can act as a fitness tracker, and will be available before the end of the year.
Android Police say that Google is to release a new tablet in the Pixel family – but it will run Android, rather than the Chrome OS (previous Pixel devices have all used Chrome). The source says that the ‘Pixel C’ will feature a 10.2″ display, with 308 ppi (slightly higher than 2560 x 1600 resolution) … Read more
Desktop PCs remain the most popular form factor for business users, according to a survey conducted by IDC in the UK, France and Germany. Despite the growing adoption of portable devices and ultraslim notebooks, 84% of the 600 executives taking part said that would consider purchasing desktop PCs for their organisation. Higher performance, better durability, … Read more
TSMC has said that it expects its Q3 results to exceed the guidance issued in July, thanks to the strong US dollar exchange rate compared to the Taiwan dollar. Revenues are expected to be between TWD211 billion and TWD213 billion ($6.38 billion – $6.44 billion). Profit margins will be 47% – 49% (gross) and 36.5% … Read more
Apple has announced iPhone 6S and 6S Plus sales of 13 million units over the new device’s opening weekend: a new company record. Analyst Comment Although this was up from 10 million last time, this time the sales in the first weekend included China. Further, as Paul Kedrosky, a financial analyst, has pointed out, the … Read more
This is the final installment in my series that shines some light on the thinking, preferences, and tendencies of your education market customers. I know them well. I was one of them. I’ve been an educational technology director for 25 years, with a significant track record in large educational technology purchases for schools. I managed … Read more
Xiaomi has chosen to use a capacitive touch controller solution from Synaptics in its Mi4c smartphone. The Clearpad S3708 controller enables Synaptics’s Sidetouch technology, which enables owners to use the side of the phone for tracking touches; it means that a page can be scrolled without covering the display, for example. A display driver IC … Read more
Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA), the leader in human interface solutions, today announced that Xiaomi, one of the world’s largest mobile manufacturers, has adopted the Synaptics® ClearPad® S3708 capacitive touch controller solution to power its latest smartphone device, the Mi4c. By featuring Synaptics’ S3708 touch controller, Xiaomi is able to offer customers new SideTouch™ capabilities, enhancing … Read more
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